Overview
- Tom Holland told Spain’s El Hormiguero that AI "doesn't have a soul" and cannot feel emotions so human artistic expression is protected from machine replication.
- Holland made the comments while appearing with Zendaya on the show, a moment widely reported after his June 17 appearance.
- Hollywood figures remain split over generative AI with directors like Guillermo del Toro warning of threats to cinema while others such as Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, and Martin Scorsese have urged engagement or experimentation with the technology.
- President Trump issued an executive order this month creating a voluntary framework that asks AI companies to give the government access to new models for a 30-day review before release, and SAG-AFTRA has publicly endorsed that framework.
- The debate ties creative concerns about emotion, authorship, and job security to concrete policy questions about intellectual-property rules, free-speech protections, parental controls, and workforce training that Congress may now be asked to address.